A delegation of former war correspondents from the United States visits Normandy, France, 25 years after the Allied invasion of France during World War II. The correspondents gather around a display depicting the beaches and landing sites during the invasion. A military helicopter parked on a nearby field. The helicopter lifts off and flies away over a beach.
Scenes from ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of D-Day at Normandy, France. An archway and the British War Memorial in the Bayeux British War Cemetery CWGC near Ranville. High ranking British military leaders and political leaders, along with a French delegation. A former commander of British forces (possibly Bernard Montgomery?)
A group of former war correspondents from World War II departs Chicago for Europe to attend ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Europe. Traffic on streets and highways of Chicago. Dowtown Chicago street and traffic as seen from a moving bus. Point of view shots from a moving bus of Chicago freeways and highways clogged with 1960s era automobiles, on the way to O'Hare airport. Aircraft at O'Hare International Airport. A correspondent gets off a bus at the airport. Correspondents and wives pose around a Pan American Airways Boeing 707 aircraft. Men and women with luggage pose and talk. Correspondents board the aircraft. The aircraft taxis along the runway and moves past other aircraft and buildings at the airport. The aircraft takes off.
American former war correspondents in the Netherlands and Belgium to mark the 25th anniversary of Allied invasion of Europe during World War 2. A sign on a building reads 'Esso Motor Hotel.' American correspondents leave the hotel. Road sign for "Maastricht". Airport hangar with lettering "Airport Luchthaven Zuid Limburg." A bus driven past a civilian band parading down a street. The correspondents seated in the bus. The bus driven past fields in the countryside. A road sign for "Centrum / Belgie". The correspondents get off the bus and enter a government building likely in Antwerp Belgium. Views from inside a bus as the correspondents arrive at NATO headquarters in Brussels. They get off the bus. The correspondents seated around a table during a meeting.
Group of former U.S. war correspondents in Paris, France to mark the 25th anniversary of Allied invasion of Europe in World War II. A view of railway tracks as seen from a moving train. American correspondents outside the U.S. Embassy in Paris. The group is joined by R. Sargent Shriver, then American Ambassador to France. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, viewed from a moving bus. Correspondents at a U.S. military helicopter pad in Paris. A helicopter lifts off. Aerial views of a city as seen from the helicopter. View of the Seine river and buildings of Paris below. Correspondents get off a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Another smaller helicopter, the blades rotate.
Former American war correspondents in France to mark the 25th anniversary of Allied invasion of Europe in World War II. Correspondents arrive at a seaside dining room near the beaches of Normandy. American flags along a stairway. Cooks prepare food. The correspondents greet dignitaries. Dignitaries including British and American military officers climb up the stairs. The correspondents and dignitaries seated around a table as they eat. A man kisses a woman. Retired U.S. General J. Lawton Collins seen with the group near end of clip.
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